| Mayfield, Irvin / Strange Fruit |
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| Album: | Strange Fruit | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Mayfield, Irvin | Added: | Apr 2005 | |
| Label: | Basin Street | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2005-05-29 | Pull Date: | 2005-07-31 | Charts: | Jazz |
| Week Ending: | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 23, 2022: | Music Casserole The Lynch Mob | 4. | Jun 10, 2005: | No Cover, No Minimum - Part 2 The Beginning of the End, Intro/Opening Statements, Narration #1 | |
| 2. | Jun 15, 2005: | Rising with the Rhythms, Hopping into the Hump Day The Beginning of the End | 5. | Jun 03, 2005: | Memory Select Strange Fruit | |
| 3. | Jun 11, 2005: | Morning Glory I-R--V--I-N MAYFIELD !!! "The Beginning of the End" | 6. | Jun 01, 2005: | Junk: The Best of Jazz n' Funk Color Lines, Narration #3, The Elder Negro Speaks, Oral Traditions of the South, Narration #2, The Beginning of the End, Intro/Opening Statements, Narration #1 |
| Album Review |
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| Craig Matsumoto Reviewed 2005-05-26 | ||
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A drama about a doomed interracial romance in the Old South. The story is told by deep-voiced actor Wendell Pierce, supplemented by music from a jazz orchestra and choir. The music includes lots of Basie-tinged instrumentals, shades of New Orleans jazz, and some classical choral touches too. Not surprising, the overall feel is downcast and somber, although there are a few pick-me-up tracks thrown in the mix (11,14) Ambitious and powerful, a 90-degree turn from Mayfield's carefree work with Los Hombres Calientes. Note the CD's title, taken from a significant and unsettling jazz standard. A strong statement that needs to be heard. 2- Slow drama: Soundtrack feel w/some snazzy trumpet. 3- Cool mid/fast bassline 4- Spoken word; the story really starts here. 5- Gospel/operatic choir 6- Midtempo and happy early swing 8- Gentle, with choir and flowing piano 10- Slow and romantic, a bit of a corny showtuney feel 11- Narrative followed by feverish bongos & hopping horns. Fun music but not a fun juncture in the story. 13- Choir, slow and morbid but soulful. Might want to play with the narrative of track 12 14- Fast and brash, with fleet solos 16- N'Orleans blues/gospel, fairly fast but sad 18- Choir a capella: operatic, somber, powerful. Last 2 minutes are a funeral march with horns. 19- Healing conclusion, finding hope in a raw New Orleans blues | ||
| Track Listing |
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